Different people want different things because they use computers in different ways. That's ok.
I personally am very happy with my sway setup - it works fantastically for me but most people would honestly hate it. That's ifne - I wouldn't force anyone else to use it.
And yet for 99% of the cases we have a certain way we like them to be. And I'm in that 99%. And we know exactly what I'm talking about. So for all intents and purposes, fuck the edge cases. Let's focus on the archetype.
Not 100% sure what point you’re making. Mainstream desktop O/Ss strive to service this 99%, so you have an abundance of choice. Windows, MacOS, KDE, Ubuntu are all there to cater to you.
I personally am very happy with my sway setup - it works fantastically for me but most people would honestly hate it. That's ifne - I wouldn't force anyone else to use it.